PowerShot S2 IS

Canons new PowerShot S2 IS is a better model then the PowerShot S1 IS. It has a high-powered lens and enhanced movie taking functions.

The camera is equipped with an approximately 5.0 million camera effective pixel 1/2.5-inch Charge Coupled Device (CCD). Also, with "DIGIC II", higher resolution and high-speed processing were achieved and the startup time and response time were shortened. This was one area where the S1 fell behind. In addition, it has a 12x optical zoom lens, which covers a 35 mm film equivalent focal length ranging from 36 mm to 432 mm, and has an f/2.7 to f/3.5 aperture. The lens also incorporates a UD (Ultra Low Dispersion) lens into the lens element, thereby reducing chromatic aberration. It's also super-smooth with its super-fast ultra sonic motor (USM) which provides all the zooming speed you need.

Other features includes movies (640 x 480 pixels) with exceptional image quality at a full 30 frames per second with up to 1G recording capacity. Furthermore, it can shoot movies even in the still image shooting modes and vice versa.

Like most digital cameras, it has 13 shooting modes, the same as the PowerShot S1 IS. And, instead of "Fast Shutter" and "Slow Shutter" you can use the newly added "Special Scene Modes(*1)" to shoot an image with the most appropriate settings for the scene and with "My Colors" you can change image colors.

A stereo microphone and a function to record stereophonic sound were newly added, and the recording quality improved (16bit, 44.1k Hz) also.

This camera is equipped with a Print/Share button. This button lets you easily print your images and download images directly from the camera to a computer (Windows® /Mac OS X) by connecting the camera directly to a direct print compatible printer(*2) or connecting the camera to the computer.

This camera complies with the PictBridge(*3) industry standard and has an additional function for multiple image layout.

This camera is equipped with an upgraded 1.8 inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). As a function to switch images back and forth while magnified and slow motion playback for movies is available, the operability in playback mode is advanced remarkably.

This camera operates with four AA batteries and an SD memory card for the recording media. The dimension of the main body is 113.0 x 78.0 x 75.5 mm and the weight is approx. 405g.

Software for transferring your pictures to a computer, organizing pictures, laying out pictures for printing and editing still pictures and movies is included with the camera. This software is available for both the Windows and Mac OS platforms(*4).

Also, as this camera is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0, high-speed image transfer with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compatible computer is possible.

Various accessories sold separately such as conversion lenses are available. In addition, the high-power flash that extends the range of flash shooting is available as an accessory sold separately.

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